danger signal en · NOUN
Meanings
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A signal set at danger and showing a red light or other stop indication, which a train driver must not pass until it changes or until manually cleared past the signal by a dispatcher.
2005, "Practical Railway Engineering" by Clifford F. Bonnett, Imperial College Press →ISBN https://books.google.no/books?id=qcMgBJ1exfIC&pg=PA137&lpg=PA137&dq=%22at+a+danger+signal%22&source=bl&ots=c4Rl2aryKd&sig=vhZYJY8AkP63OAbCws6GS9882q4&hl=no&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg2OSL19PZAhXJJMAKHQxdA2sQ6AEILzAB#v=onepage&q=%22at%20a%20danger%20signal%22&f=false On a train travelling at say 40 miles per hour a driver would have to react quite quickly to bring his train to a halt at a danger signal even if he could see that signal half a mile away.
- (figuratively) An indication that a potentially bad or dangerous situation could develop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| danger signals | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| danger-signal | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
SPAD (rail)
Translations (10)
nb stoppsignal (railway signal) · da stopsignal (railway signal) · ja 危険信号 (indication of a bad or dangerous situation) · ko 위험신호 (indication of a bad or dangerous situation) · ko 위험신호 (railway signal) · nn faresignal (indication of a bad or dangerous situation) · ja 危険信号 (railway signal) · nn stoppsignal (railway signal) · da faresignal (indication of a bad or dangerous situation) · nb faresignal (indication of a bad or dangerous situation)